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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Wow..and I thought the baby boomers (born after WWII through the early 60s) were the ones who led the civil rights movement, the environmental movement, the social justice movement, the anti-war movement.....
I'm at the tail end of the baby boomers and I think your characterization of blaming an entire generation is a gross exaggeration.
But anyway, I've lost a fair amount in my 401(k) but I have also planned reasonably well with a balanced and diversified portfolio.
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In the 60's and early 70's they did. They also had great leaders and inspirational people like MLK Jr., JFK, Bobby Kennedy, John Lennon, Nader, and so on.
But in the 70's {the "ME" decade} that changed. They had a taste for POWER, and with that POWER instead of continuing to change for the better.... they became greedy, narcissistic and "what's in it for me?". Hippies became Yuppies.
And then somewhere during Reagan...... ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY..... WE ARE THE TORCH BEARERS FOR A BETTER SOCIETY THAT WILL BETTER THE WORLD..... became..... GREED IS GOOD..... TAX BREAKS..... CHEAPER GOODS FROM COUNTRIES WITH NO HUMAN RIGHTS SO WE CAN BUY MORE.
Instead of "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE.... ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE", their creeds became "Touch mine I'll break your fucking head and sue your ass...... He who dies with the most toys wins...... and so on".
Name just 10 prominent boomers still around today {people born in the US from 1946 to 1965} that still follow the teachings of MLK Jr, JFK, Bobby, Lennon.... and so on.
Just 10.